Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-24

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SECRETARY ENDIcorr is confined to his residence
by severe cold and was not at the Cabinet meet
| ing to-day.
| JAPANESE PRESENTS FOR MRS. CLEvELAND.-S1
OF the artists from the japanese village accompa.
MED by Mr.. c. L. Jennings, went to the White
House this morning by appointment to present
Mrs. Cleveland with specimens OF their work
Their gifts were vase. II inches high, prettily
decorated, hand painted silk fire screen with a
bamboo frame and lacquer card receiver.
| NAVAL CoURT-MARTIAL has been ordered te
meet at the Washington navy yard tomorrow fol
the trial Of Private Jno. E. Con OF the marine
corps, On charges OF drunkenness, &C. The court
consists OF Commander A. Kellogg, Commander
Yates Stirling, Lieut.. R. E. Carmody, Lieut.. Her:
pert pert WinsloW, Lieut.. E. j. Dorm, Lieut.. Robert
Piatt and First Lieut.. F. L. Denny, Z. S. NJ c.,
| cate.
| RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE CHANGEs.-Willard G.
| Lovell, division superintendent of the railway
mall service at Cleveland, Ohio, has resigned, and
JOhn N. Baker, assistant superintendent at Syra-
| cuse, N. T., has been appointed to the vacancy.
SOME WELCOME vIsIToRs.-H. F. Gillig, general
| manager OF the American Exchange in Europe
and j. II. Hobson, manager of the Paris branch OF
| that institution, are at Wiard's, where they are
ueserVedly the recipients OF many attentions from
| tne numbers OF WaSh1ngtOnians whose European
tIips nave Oeen made pleasant by the cOurteseS OF
oHdg anG ars In 1ac the centrally located
|
WIN their admirably managed banking and ex.
| cnange departments, bureaus OF Information,
| comfort and convenience of American tourists
| that they are thronged throughout the year. The
L0naon Long ONCE alone during the last season sup
pned exchange and other tourist facilities for up
wards OF $4,000 Americans.
ENSIGN ALBERT GLEAvKs has been detached
| nom duty at the Washington navy yard and or.
oereo 10 the ordnance proving ground at Annapolis
PrCr 1o <1,r
department OF Arizona for the 4th cavalry, twenty.
nine to the department of the Missouri for the 9th
cavalry and twenty nine (coloreO to the depart
| menu OF the Platte for the 9th cavalry.
MILITIA ARMs.-A delegation representing the
pennsylvania national guard, consisting OF AdJu-
| Uant General Hastings, Quartermaster General
Hill, Inspector General Hepburn, Asst. Adjutant
General Hass1nger and Supt. State Arsenal Ma
ioney, called at the War department this morning
10 see General Sheridan and Ad1utant General
Drum Tor the purpose of having the militia arms
changed from calber so to caliDer 4 as at present
ln use In the regular army. They also advocated
the proposed Increase OF the appropriation fol
arm1ng the militia from 800, 600 to 100000.
Mr.. MONTGOMERY AND THE PREsIDENT.-Mr.
Montgomery, the commissioner OF patents, called
upon the President this morning and stated to him
that he wished to be relieved from his present DO
Sitl0n In order that he might return to his home in
M1cnlgan and TO his law practice. After a discus
sion OF the matter Mr.. Montgomery decided that
he would not tender his resignation until the Pres
Iaent was ready 10 appoint his successor Mr.
montgomery stated to a STAR reporter this morn
| Ing that he did not know just when he would re.
sign, but 1t would be some time during the spring
| or early summer.
DIED AT COLORADO SPRINGs-InformattOn has
Deen received OF the death of the wife OF Major W.
B. Slack, Of the marine corps, at Colorado Springs
February 22d.
MOVEMENTS OF o. s. NAVAL vEssEIs.-The q.
s. s. Alert left San Francisco yesterday for Ma.
zatlan. The Alliance arrived at Zanzibar yester.
| day. The monitor Miantonomah was taken out
OF dry dock at Brooklyn yesterday. The Yantic
arrived at Havana February Sth, and sailed
February 18th for cruise to the eastward The
Juniata left Maldonado, Uruguay December 26th,
early in February for a cruise to the northWard,
The Yantic arrived at ST. Thomas yesterday.
BILLS APPRovED.-The President has approved
the acts to authorize the construction of bridge
across the Eastern branch at the foot of Pennsyl
van1a avenue east; to Incorporate the trustees o1
the Young Mems Christian association Of Wash
tngson; directi9g the Commissioners of the Dis
Crlct OF Columu1a to execute deed Of Quit claim
ana release Of q certain alley to Cornelia p Ran
dolph and others; the act for the relief OF St
fbe church end OF Washington to prohibit
aliens as laborers; to provide for grading and paw
Ing the approaches to the national cemetery Iea.
DanV1lle, va TO authorize the construction of q
bridge over Bayou Barnard, Miss. to deliver fom
condemned gun carriages to the SomeryilIe g. A
r., Mass; TO relieve Major G. w. Candee; te
amend Sect1On OF the act relating to the trans
portation Of dutiable goods; to prohibit the hiring
out OF any United States prisoners; to authorize
the city OF Newport to the site of Fort Greene
city OF San Francisco and to prohibit the importa
| ton OF opium by Chinese subjects and the ;Oin,
resoiutlons providing for the payment OF per diem
year. and providing for the settlement of accounts
with the Mobile and Ohio R.R. CO.